I've Never Felt So Torn

This last week has been an absolute nightmare. Firstly I have to stay over at work because no one turns up for the nightshift. Yes, at least I wasn't on my own but my god it was irritating to the very nerves of my teeth that I was still in work. On a day that I had originally been called in for to cover 4 hours for one other colleauge who was off sick. That part I didn't mind but, having to do 6pm -6am with little to no notice was absolute bollocks. I don't unually swear in my blogs but, I had been awake since about 10am and stayed up until 6am the next. To top it off I got woke up no more than three hours later by a police officer who needed to give me the contact details of the guy who crashed into me a couple of months ago. I found out the other day that who should of took me off thought that she was on holiday. Still not happy. Our manager is off at the moment so nothing can be done about it properly, it really doesn't help that this was technically his fault. At least I have had an apology from her.

As I mentioned in my last post, work is just as stressful as it used to be. We had two drive offs yesterday and narrowly avoided the third. The first had false plates and the second we are told could have been an accident (which I don't believe). The third which we avoided just was a middle aged couple that again thought that they had paid. My friend Jo called them over the tannoy to let them know they haven't just before the drove off. They came in the store. It just annoys me that they didn't have the decency to come in and check when they were clearly unsure. When they came in the store the lady wasn't too happy. We knew we couldn't have taken any money from them otherwise it wouldn't be on our screens! Then all we could say was, "Well, if we have charged you twice or you have any problems just come back in the store and we will sort it out for you." I don't think they will come back. Hopefully they will still come back and shop but, I don't think they will be back for the above reason.. which is good :)

My 'New' Job

So, I've finally settled back into my new job. Its just as stressful as I remember when it was Esso, in terms of drive offs and the occasional persons coming inside after filling up their car with fuel before realising that they have no means to pay. Some are genuine but, some are gits - it has to be said. There's a lot of similarities I've noticed. Like having our managers phone number right next to our telephone by the window, just incase. Im probably sounding a little negative right now but, I am enjoying working for ASDA.

I am thinking about finally sorting out UCAS stuff for next year and yes, I still have my eye on one of those iPads. I have decided that I will treat myself to one with a larger hard drive later in the year because of how expensive they are. If I remember right, an iPad mini 3 with 128GB is about £475 at the moment... So very expensive!  As it's my day off today, I'm in the middle of sorting out my room. I'm hoping to get some recording done on Garageband today, even if it's only a little.

Work and Shopping.

Its nice to finally be back working in my normal location, Ilkeston. With the ASDA Petrol Station now officially open (and has been since the 29th July) I can finally get on with most other things in my life. I feel a lot more comfortable now I'm back working where I am though, still not fully as I have still got to get used to all of my new tasks, mostly being the work I have to do on the guns. I can remember most of the functions within the programs, just not quite all of them just yet. Plus, it doesn't even let me do everything I need to be able to which of course is very useful.

I've been spending a bit of money lately, mostly to treat myself after last weeks mad rush to fill the shop up with stock. I've ended up buying a new SuperDry gillet, a considerable amount of blu rays and my very first amiibo (I brought Ganon!). Ive been debating with myself whether or not to treat myself to an iPad. I've got along with my new phone so well that, I think I would probably get on with it a lot more than my tablet. I really am starting to gather quite the apple collection though!

ps. I want a track pad too!

A Very Grown Up Day

As you may have guessed by the title, today I have felt like an actual grown up. My mum and dad have been out most of the day and I set aside to achieve this. Job aside, more for the more tedious decisions we have to make in life. I took out my first phone contract last year for two years but, the last few months I've been thinking more and more about getting an iPhone. I had, I think it was 10 months left on my contract and today was the day that I decided that I would just pay it off so that I could up grade my phone. It wasn't exactly the cheapest option, I could have just waited another year but, I felt like this was something I had to do today.

My new contract is a little more expensive but, I'm not to bothered. I'm quite proud that I am now on a better contract that I actually feel more that it is one that I want to pay for. I have less minutes but, I don't use them anyway. I have double the data I had before and again unlimited texts.

Woodville

So, we're well into the month of July now and my actually training for the petrol station has officially started. Everything kicked off on the 1st July, now that all the colleagues that requested to transfer have done so and our 'newbies' have joined us. Its an awkward layout and I must admit things might actually work out a little better with a bit more forward planning in terms of rotas at the moment but, because everyone is picking and choosing their hours its a bit odd. I'm not actually contracted any hours whist Im on train, which I'm not really too bothered about, as long as I get paid for what I work. This week, I have worked 21 hours which has been quite relaxing.

My Mini Dizzy Spell

Before the concert I had a bit if a nasty fall. It started off as a dizzy spell after going to the gym, admittedly I'd not eaten much that day. It was just after I had finished eating my deli chicken that I stood up against the freezer at home to watch tv for about 10 mins. After a while my eyes started to feel weird and a green/blue colour was taking ver most of my vision. I managed to walk the short distance to the chair to sit down but, after taking a short break nothing had changed and it just felt like it was getting worse. I saw the bottled water on the cabinet and decided I should go over and grab some but, I didn't quite make it. I managed to grab the water bottle but in the process lost balance and fell, bashing my head on the cabinet and my side on the radiator. It all happened so fast, I think I gave my friend a heart attack. She called for my parents (even though they thought it was a joke at first) and then they helped me up back onto my chair. I started to feel sickness coming on from the dizziness and felt myself starting to wrench, luckily my dad got a bucket in time.

I was annoyed with myself that night for many reasons. One, being that I had let my friend down. Two, just generally. I wanted myself to be ok because I still had The Piano Guys concert to go to and there was no chance I was missing that. Funny enough, everything was fine until that day. It must have been nearly a week after my accident and all I did was stretch rather high in the morning and it felt rather oddly that something had moved that shouldn't have. Turns out I have either bruised or fractured my rib, either way it looks and feels weird.

The Piano Guys Came To Nottingham!!!

The Piano Guys performing What Makes You Beautiful
at The Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, UK.

I had been waiting for this for far too long and finally the day has passed. I brought three tickets back in October, I believe and then my dad brought another. Even though my dad decided not to go after an arguement I still managed to fully enjoy myself. I invited on of my friends along at the last minute to ensure the ticket my dad brought got used as they were all very good seats. I sat on seat E28, just five rows from the front so I had a very clear view of the stage. I got so excited just as the show was about to start. Before the lights dimmed I was watching the right hand side of the stage very closely, mainly watching the tech guy on stage. The exciting moment is what happened next. In the far corner I saw Steven Sharp Nelson lean over to him. It was that moment when I realised that I was so close to my heros.

Just after the intermission after Steven had finished his solo set, something special happened. During the intermission my mum must have gone up to the stage guy and requested this but, I was unaware of what she had said exactly. Anyway, next minute after Steven had finished doing an impression of a cow with his cello, Jon Schmidt had something to announce... That it was my birthday!! (Well, not quite but what are the chances of them actually playing on the 28th of June?) This made me so happy. The played me a short birthday song. Literally. It was so funny.

I have followed The Piano Guys since way back when I was studying in my second year at college for my first year of my BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance. If I remember rightly, that was way back at the end of 2011. I have been following these four guys over the internet for nearly FOUR YEARS!!!!!!

I really wanted to go and see them live last year, here in the UK but, the venues just seemed so far away. I'm so glad that they came to Nottingham and would gladly welcome them back again. I am already planning to get VIP tickets next year, I'm way too excited about it.